First of all thank you to
thrashing mad for your kind words and nomination.
I feel especially honoured as i think it
is a special honour to be nominated by one of this forum's most renowed cartographers

i also am happy my aar style (neither really narrative nor history book) found its niche.
i want to thank for all the congratulations
now the pressure's on i have to get down to some serious reading (for a change, as what i've devoted my free time to recently was writing)
once again, thanx everyone!